Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers (née Dods; 5 February 1876 – 13 June 1939) was a Scottish oil and pastel artist who was known for her paintings of towns and villages in southern Europe.

Biography

Dods-Withers was born at Congalton Mains at

North Berwick North Berwick (; gd, Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable ...

in Scotland. Her father was a John William Dods and when she married Alfred Withers she took Dods-Withers as her surname. After studying at the

Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is one of eleven schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, histor ...

Dods-Withers had a prolific exhibition career both in Britain and overseas. In Britain she was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy, with the

Royal Institute of Oil Painters The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, also known as ROI, is an association of painters in London, England, and is the only major art society which features work done only in oil. It is a member society of the Federation of British Artists. Histor ...

, the

International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers was a union of professional artists that existed from 1898 to 1925, "To promote the study, practice, and knowledge of sculpture, painting, etching, lithographing, engraving, and kindred ...

The Pastel Society The Pastel Society is an art society, based in London, which promotes the use of pastel painting in contemporary art, through exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations and lectures. The Pastel Society is a registered charity in England, registered ...

and the

Women's International Art Club The Women's International Art Club, briefly known as the Paris International Art Club, was founded in Paris in 1900. The club was intended to "promote contacts between women artists of all nations and to arrange exhibitions of their work", and ...

. Overseas Dods-Withers work was shown at the Paris Salon, in Munich, Barcelonia and San Francisco.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dods-Withers, Isobelle Ann 1876 births 1939 deaths 20th-century Scottish women artists Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art People from North Berwick Scottish women painters British pastel artists Women pastel artists